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Ed Davey vs Patricia Ferguson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton
vs
Photograph of Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 185 different votes 217 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 27% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 20% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 12 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
18 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 6% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 6 No
Defence 14% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

53.7%
18% below average
Rank 598 of 649
Participation
77.8%
6% above average
Rank 249 of 649
1,271
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
582 eligible divisions
713
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.4% of votes cast
558
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
220
48.6% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Appearances
87
+7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
107
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
Contributions
111
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 66 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
113 of 171 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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